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Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian author
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Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian authors, as a pressing and dangerous problem in London.
(A) Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian authors, as
(B) Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(C) Many Victorian authors, like Charles Dickens, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(D) Inadequate sanitation was viewed by Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, as
(E) Charles Dickens was like many Victorian authors in that he viewed inadequate sanitation as
(A) Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian authors, as
(B) Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(C) Many Victorian authors, like Charles Dickens, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(D) Inadequate sanitation was viewed by Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, as
(E) Charles Dickens was like many Victorian authors in that he viewed inadequate sanitation as
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Re: Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian author
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05 Sep 2023, 22:44
05 Sep 2023, 22:44
Bunuel wrote:
Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian authors, as a pressing and dangerous problem in London.
(A) Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian authors, as
(B) Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(C) Many Victorian authors, like Charles Dickens, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(D) Inadequate sanitation was viewed by Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, as
(E) Charles Dickens was like many Victorian authors in that he viewed inadequate sanitation as
(A) Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian authors, as
(B) Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(C) Many Victorian authors, like Charles Dickens, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(D) Inadequate sanitation was viewed by Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, as
(E) Charles Dickens was like many Victorian authors in that he viewed inadequate sanitation as
The answer is E.
(A) Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian authors, as
Viewed is a verb, so we need a comparison verb to connect. If we had "as many Victorian authors did", then A would be right.
Similar error in B.
(B) Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, viewed inadequate sanitation as
"Like" is incorrect. Like is needed when we compare nouns, here we are comparing the action of Charles with other authors. If it had been, "Charles Dickens, as did many Victorian authors.", then B would be right.
C and D change the meaning.
We are left with E. Let's dissect.
(E) Charles Dickens was like many Victorian authors in that he viewed inadequate sanitation as
Here, though we use "like", we are connecting the sentence with "in that he viewed". This comparison is correct.
Re: Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian author
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Bunuel wrote:
Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian authors, as a pressing and dangerous problem in London.
(A) Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian authors, as
(B) Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(C) Many Victorian authors, like Charles Dickens, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(D) Inadequate sanitation was viewed by Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, as
(E) Charles Dickens was like many Victorian authors in that he viewed inadequate sanitation as
(A) Charles Dickens viewed inadequate sanitation, as many Victorian authors, as
(B) Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(C) Many Victorian authors, like Charles Dickens, viewed inadequate sanitation as
(D) Inadequate sanitation was viewed by Charles Dickens, like many Victorian authors, as
(E) Charles Dickens was like many Victorian authors in that he viewed inadequate sanitation as
KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION:
Like many Victorian authors modifies Charles Dickens so it needs to be placed as close as possible to his name. Eliminate (A). You can eliminate (C) as well for transposing the modifier and what it modifies. The change makes Many Victorian authors rather than Charles Dickens the subject of the sentence and therefore changes its meaning unnecessarily. The remaining options are grammatically acceptable, so focus on expression. Viewed is better than the passive was viewed by. Eliminate (D). (E) is wordier for several reasons than (В). (B) it is.
